Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Jerry Sloan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Sloan and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2024-25
Jerry Sloan: 1965-66 to 1975-76

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Jerry Sloan 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 7 Jerry Sloan 11

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4 Jerry Sloan 9

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Jerry Sloan 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Jerry Sloan 0

Finals MVP S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Jerry Sloan 0 *

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Jerry Sloan 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 Jerry Sloan 0

All-Defensive 1st Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Jerry Sloan 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 Jerry Sloan 6

Scoring Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Jerry Sloan 0

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 Jerry Sloan 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 * Jerry Sloan 0 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 24.4 Jerry Sloan 14.0

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.8 Jerry Sloan 7.4

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.1 Jerry Sloan 2.5

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Jerry Sloan 2.2 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 Jerry Sloan 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11,294 Jerry Sloan 10,571

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2,211 Jerry Sloan 5,615

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2,362 Jerry Sloan 1,925

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 666 Jerry Sloan 381 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 370 Jerry Sloan 32 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 462 Jerry Sloan 755

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .501 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .355 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .862 Jerry Sloan .722

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 32.7 (2025) Jerry Sloan 18.3 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) Jerry Sloan 9.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.4 (2025) Jerry Sloan 3.5 (1969)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) Jerry Sloan 2.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2025) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 25.8 Jerry Sloan 13.8

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.4 Jerry Sloan 7.9

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.7 Jerry Sloan 2.1

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 Jerry Sloan 1.4 *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 Jerry Sloan 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,186 Jerry Sloan 716

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 248 Jerry Sloan 412

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 262 Jerry Sloan 109

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 64 Jerry Sloan 27 *

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 45 Jerry Sloan 1 *

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 46 Jerry Sloan 52

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .468 Jerry Sloan .427

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .350 Jerry Sloan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .859 Jerry Sloan .677

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 30.2 (2024) Jerry Sloan 17.0 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 7.2 (2024) Jerry Sloan 10.3 (1974)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.5 (2025) Jerry Sloan 3.0 (1966)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.7 (2025) Jerry Sloan 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.7 (2024) Jerry Sloan 0.2 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.